Grenada to stage CARIFTA 2005

Posted April 20

by Michael Bascombe

Alvin Clouden (left) and Victor Lopez of CAC

Grenada to stage CARIFTA 2005

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad - Grenadians could look forward to a number of regional and international sporting events for the next two years.

Only a week following the announcement of a two-year schedule of visiting English sporting schools and clubs for warm-weather training here, the Grenada Athletics Association (GAA) has successfully bid to host the 34^th Junior CARIFTA Track and Field Championships in 2005.

The country’s bid was unanimously approved at the 32^nd CARIFTA Games Congress here on Sunday.

The Grenada 2005 bid was fully endorsed by the Government of Grenada.

This will be the second time Grenada would be staging the CARIFTA Games, the first time in 2000.

Grenada remains the only Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) territory to host the games.

Both the GAA and Government have welcomed the approval of the bid.

“I think this is very exciting for us. We have over the years included this as part of our plans of hosting meets,” Sports Minister Adrian Mitchell said.

He said since the initial bid was made government has reiterated its full support towards hosting of the games.

Mitchell, who is here attending the games, believes Grenada’s participation and performance at regional championships were determining factors in selecting Grenada.

“This will do well for us because we have quite a number of athletes including Hazel-Ann Regis, Alleyne Francique who are doing well at college and international level respectively and this will also help propelled the movement of track and field,” he said.

Grenada is already preparing to host the 2003 Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Senior Track and Field Championships in July.

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